Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-417 | 7th Cir. | Nov 4, 2013 | Jan 27, 2014 | 9-0 | Scalia | OT 2013 |
Holding: The time petitioners spend donning and doffing their protective gear is not compensable by operation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U. S. C. " 203(o).
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on January 27, 2014. Justice Sotomayor joins the opinion except as to footnote 7.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Clothes are items commonly regarded as articles of dress (Samuel Bagenstos, January 29, 2014)
- Argument recap: A victory for the ordinary meaning of "clothes"? (Samuel Bagenstos, November 6, 2013)
- Argument preview: "Changing clothes" and overtime pay (Samuel Bagenstos, November 1, 2013)
- Campaign donation issue reopened (Lyle Denniston, February 19, 2013)
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, January 25, 2013)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/10/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2012) |
| 10/23/2012 | Waiver of right of respondent United States Steel Corporation to respond filed. |
| 10/29/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012. |
| 11/13/2012 | Response Requested . (Due December 13, 2012) |
| 11/19/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 14, 2013. |
| 01/14/2013 | Brief of respondent United States Steel Corporation in opposition filed. |
| 01/30/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013. |
| 01/30/2013 | Reply of petitioners Clifton Sandifer, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/19/2013 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| 03/05/2013 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| 03/05/2013 | Record from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Nevada is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of 1 box of exhibits. |
| 03/11/2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 03/25/2013 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2013. |
| 03/25/2013 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 12, 2013. |
| 05/13/2013 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| 05/13/2013 | Brief of petitioner Clifton Sandifer, et al. filed. |
| 05/20/2013 | Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, et al. filed. |
| 07/10/2013 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 19, 2013. |
| 07/19/2013 | Brief of respondent United States Steel Corporation filed. |
| 07/26/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| 07/26/2013 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 07/26/2013 | Brief of amicus curiae Grocery Manufacturers Association filed. |
| 07/26/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| 07/26/2013 | Brief amici curiae of American Meat Institute, et al. filed. |
| 08/19/2013 | CIRCULATED. |
| 08/19/2013 | Reply of petitioners Clifton Sandifer, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/20/2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 4, 2013. |
| 10/07/2013 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 11/04/2013 | Argued. For petitioners: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash. For respondent: Lawrence C. DiNardo, Chicago, Ill.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| 01/27/2014 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Sotomayor, J., joined except as to footnote 7. |
| 02/28/2014 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| 08/05/2014 | Record returned for U.S.D.C. Northern District of Indiana (Hammond Division of Lafayette) has been returned. |
Issue: What constitutes “changing clothes” within the meaning of Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.